Today is the last day of 2011!

It is the last day of 2011!

We have had a great year, we are looking forward to a great New Year!

We have grown as a family so much this year.

So happy to have our great happy healthy girls.

Our cute happy puppy minie, (thinking about adding a new pet for the new year.)

I do hope to get more scrapping done.....

need to work on sticking to our budget! so hard! but will try!

I want to be more crafty! enjoy my kids! want to decorate or update some rooms in the house.

will try to do at least a week in the life..... every other month! maybe not?

I should just try to continue to scrap our special family events.

Googly Eye Print
This was fun and easy to make, I covered an exhisiting picture with a paper bag, Tape it on the back, then paint black! added the eyes with some glue!

Halloween 2011

My Halloween table of treats!

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

I have been meaning to post! but instead the last 5 months just went by so fast!

a lot has happen since then, the girls finished school! we had a fun filled summer with friends and family. We had the girls cousins come down in July for a family visit. we went on several beach play dates, we had friends over for scrapbook night! you would think that lots of scrapping would get done but no! at least not from me! i did a few pages but not as much as I wanted to accomplish! I am hopping that this fall I can do so much more. we did take a great road trip ! here is the view from the San Mateo Bridge.

Here are some pictures of the set as well as the kids

this is the set for the Kinder play Down On The Farm!

Here are the kinder's with their teachers!

I hate to sound like a broken record.........

One moment we are getting ready for the farm play and next thing I know we are in the middle of summer! or close to it! today is sunday, and a beautiful day in june! we got to hang out at home and chill! and tha is always nice!

Happy Happy April Fool's Day!!!!

Wow, I am using the little time I have right now to stop. We had a busy month in March, Madeline had her 2nd grade play "Bebop with Aesop" lots of practice and a great success! also Rebecca had her kindergarten play "Down on the Farm" she was a farmers wife, her lines were something like this "I have cooked and clean all my life is hard to be a farmers wife!" so true for a farmers' wife! now she walks about the house saying "Mom I do not want to be a farmer's wife" my stock answer, honey you go to college and you do not have to be a farmers wife you can be a scientist! she said no mom I want to work in a dog shelter (ok so how old do you have to be to volunteer in a dog shelter?) maybe if she does that for a few years she might change her mind and be the vet in the dog shelter! Madeline turn 8 in march, she has been so excited for her birthday! we should have a fun time celebrating it! I even made a chocolate cake! and then cupcakes for tonight!

Time to get ready for the play!

HI wow! March was here before I knew it! we had a busy month! Maddie finished her 2 nd grade play and we are busy getting ready for Becca's play! today we finished with the set and looking forward to watching the little ones practice this week!

Monday! Monday! Monday!

SO glad this day is over! and I am so ready for bed!

It did not help that I stayed up a bit to late the night before! Scrapbooking! I did finish one of my projects and started another one that maybe I can finish before the end of the week! we will see!

we had some fun friends over for a playdate and that was fun! spent most of the day cleaning for the playdate! and the rest enjoying our friends!

Still no shower head!

Another note to self (the shower head in the girls bathroom still needs to be replaced!) will work on that this weekend!

February!

What a fun day I had today! the girls were happy and funny! Maddie finished her homework on a reasonable amount of time! and Becca and her playdate had a lot of fun crafting this afternoon! I would love to add some pictures of the xmas party! but lost most of them! now just waiting for my techi brother to recover them!

MONDAY!

I need to get ready for a party! and my mother in law will be here too! we should have some fun! have nothing ready!

December 13

This week went by fast! and my computer had issues! so no computer this past week! so sad! now time to buckle up and get things fixed up!
a week in one post!
have been trying to hard to do a picture a day!
Sunday we went to get our xmas tree and ran into our neighbors Addy and Joe we ended up having dinner together at the best pizza place in town! (pizza from mars!) funny place good tasting pizza! the girls got to get some new squishies and drew martians on a plate to display in the store! I got some more xmas decorations next door and now up on my wall!
Monday I was on a quest to find the right tree skirt! no luck ran out of time! the ones on my price range were kinda of ugly and the others way to expensive! pick up the girls from school spent way to much time doing homework!
Tuesday again on my quest to find the right tree skirt with no luck! then decided to go tot he market instead! did find out the gym up the street open its doors!
Wednesday finally found a tree skirt in the right prize range! yeah and it looks good under my tree! and we had wine night! the last one of the year! we had a fun time trying some good wines and good company except for the Grinch showing up! but it stayed far far away from me!
Thursday night we had a good busy day! also did some x-mas shopping will try to do some more on Wednesday- we miss dance night because of homework! we were schedule for a make up class on Saturday!
Friday night fun! did a bit of housecleaning! had the girls over to scrapbook! did not get to scrapbook pages, worked on some xmas decorations we will see how they look!
Saturday we went out to breakfast, got to take a nap, went to the mission to take some xmas photos of our friends, it was a fun photo shoot and a great sunset by the mission
Sunday -It was a great day at Legoland!We went with Maggie, Harrison & Diego the kids love it! except for the fact that they got no icecream! sorry kids the place ran out of icecream!

Friday Night

Today was also a fun busy day, the girls had the flag salute at school and a teacher did this great skit about the lost and found in the mpr room (all this poor jackets needing to keep the kids warm or was it all about upset parents having to buy new jackets???) then a little bit of xmas shopping, Mariana was over for lunch, the girls were over for a playdate. then they went to Ally's to see their xmas decorations. I also spent about 5 hours with the microsoft guy! not able to help me will try again on monday we will see! hopefully he can fix it! (note to self call the hp people to report problem!

Fun times at Legoland!

We went to Legoaland with the cousins and had a great time!

December 2

Today we were up early! girls took shower (note need to replace shower head in their bathroom) also faucets, toilet, tile, decor, paint, style! but if we can at least get that shower head replaced!

I did spent two hours with the Microsoft guy with no resolution! will try again tomorrow! we will hope this can get fixed! or maybe I should just get a new laptop! yeah right! not going to happen!

will finish cleaning up, then we are off to dance class and the tree lighting ceremony in downtown Oceanside.

December 1st

Not sure if I can blog everyday! but will try it this month! or at least until I board a plane on the 25th of December!

The 1st was a busy day for me! first after our morning routine, drop the girls at school, pick up girlfriends and went shopping for some Xmas decorations, were back in time to pick up the girls from school, we were home serve snack, left Madeline & Ally with Randal to do homework, went to the dentist with Rebecca's, she did great at the dentist! we went to get a treat! at home the girls did homework while I cooked dinner, did some laundry, we had dinner and we were out the door at 6:30 pm to pick up Alexandra, went to the girls Scout meeting, practice singing some songs, I made reindeer's to give away on Sunday. Then I had an allergy attack! it was the cat! had to get the heck out! rushed home took some benadryl, felt much better! time to read and get the girls to bed!

Thanksgiving 2nd part

The girls had the week of school, then we went to Sonoma, California for Thanksgiving! it was cold and beautiful! we had a nice time and the girls had a great time! I did for the first time in a long time went to Black Friday very early in the morning and it was fun! I got some great items at a great discount I do hope the girls appreciate all we do for them! or do we do it for us? I guess we are the ones getting the discount! even thought I did it alone I had fun!

Happy Happy Thanksgiving!

A week behind! but here it is! we had a fun and cold November in southern cal this month!
I think I saw some penguins or were just those early Xmas decorations! not sure the jury is still out on that one!

And this is why we like to have a blog! there are sometimes things you just can not remember! this month I got to go to Bunco! I do miss it! being part of a woman group getting together talking, laughing, eating chocolate! and just having a good time! and hopping to come out a winner! I did not win but I got to spend sometime with my neighbors and that was fun.

I also went to wine night, not the same but it was OK and it is just hard for me to know that ladies who I believe are my friends are not, friends that I would jump for, help, be there, enjoy, laugh, cry I guess that there are a couple of saying I need to repeat to myself
"Don't make someone a priority when they're only making you an option"
"Best friends don't let you do stupid things....alone."
You'll always be my best friend, you know too much.
A friend is someone who helps you up when you're down, and if they can't, they lay down beside you and listen....
A friend can tell you things you don't want to tell yourself.
A hug is worth a thousand words. A friend is worth more. ~ Jasmine Fitzwilliam

ok done with the quotes! I guess I do not get why they keep hurting me!

I hate to say it but "were did the month go???"

OK will try to explain pictures!

This one is from Bunco! Tina & I showing off our wigs

This is the beautiful bride with all the kids!

The Happy Bride & Groom with his mom!

Madeline showing off our t-shirts! look mom we are all here!

A good tasting drink but after one to many not to sure!

Here we are at the VIP Party having a great time!

Hi, I realized we had a busy month but wow! I can not believe it has gone by so fast! we have had a great month so far! we went up to the bay area this month for Cousin Darryl & Jules wedding and like my kids said "mom this was the best wedding ever!" very very child friendly! we also got to go see the blue angels fly over San Francisco and it was a beautiful day for that event! and we did it VIP Style! and then the next day I got so sick from all the different food and drink I had! then back to a week of ballet, homework, girl scouts more homework! I also participated in http://www.survivorcrop.com/ a great scrapbooking event that raises money for the Komen foundation I was very proud to be part of this event. this week is almost over and need to do some last minute shopping before Halloween! happy happy Halloween weekend!